‘The Odyssey’ Shocks South Korea Box Office With Huge Lead Over ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

Christopher Nolan’s epic continued its remarkable theatrical run in South Korea, remaining No. 1 for a fourth consecutive weekend and dominating the market with a staggering 64.7% share of total weekend business.

The Odyssey is showing no signs of slowing down in South Korea.

Christopher Nolan’s epic remained at No. 1 at the South Korean box office during the Aug. 28–30 weekend, comfortably holding off Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the other films competing for moviegoers.

According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, The Odyssey generated approximately $8.7 million from 1,058,642 admissions during the three-day weekend.

The film played across 2,071 screens and accounted for an extraordinary 64.7% of the entire South Korean weekend box office.

And the gap between the top two films was enormous.

‘The Odyssey’ leaves Spider-Man far behind

While Spider-Man: Brand New Day remained in second place, its weekend performance was nowhere near that of Nolan’s film.

The superhero blockbuster earned approximately $1.9 million from 250,442 admissions during the same weekend.

That means The Odyssey generated roughly 4.6 times as much weekend revenue as Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

The result gives The Odyssey a commanding position at the Korean box office even as it enters its fourth weekend of release.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, meanwhile, is already in its fifth weekend.

The superhero film has nevertheless built a substantial local run, reaching approximately $65 million in cumulative South Korean box-office revenue from 8,548,400 admissions.

But The Odyssey has moved even further ahead.

‘The Odyssey’ crosses $70 million in Korea

Following the latest weekend, The Odyssey lifted its cumulative South Korean gross to approximately $71.7 million.

The film has now sold 8,864,947 tickets in the market since its Aug. 5 launch.

That means the film has already surpassed the $70 million mark in South Korea alone, adding another major milestone to its theatrical performance.

Its fourth-weekend hold is particularly notable because new releases and major franchise titles continue to compete for screens and audiences.

Yet The Odyssey still captured nearly two-thirds of all weekend box-office business.

A new Korean film enters at No. 3

The strongest new local release of the weekend was “The Journey to Gyeongju,” which opened in third place.

The drama generated approximately $912,660 from 124,963 admissions across 801 screens during the weekend.

Directed by Kim Mi-jo, the film follows a grieving mother and her three daughters as they travel to Gyeongju to confront the person responsible for the death of their youngest family member.

The film has collected approximately $1.3 million from 192,384 admissions since its Aug. 26 release.

‘The End of Oak Street’ opens in fourth

The End of Oak Street debuted at No. 4 with approximately $476,938 from 63,472 admissions over the weekend.

Since arriving in South Korea on Aug. 26, the film has accumulated approximately $783,473 from 107,438 admissions.

Meanwhile, the local animated title Teenieping: Legend of the Whale Heartstone remained in the top five.

The family film added approximately $283,019 from 39,740 admissions, taking its cumulative total to about $5.7 million from 838,709 viewers since its Aug. 5 launch.

‘Insidious’ and ‘Detective Conan’ remain in the top 10

Insidious: Out of the Further placed sixth during its second weekend, earning approximately $169,467 from 22,129 admissions.

Its South Korean total has now reached approximately $1.1 million from 148,333 viewers.

Detective Conan the Movie: Fallen Angel of the Highway ranked seventh with approximately $154,613 from 20,686 admissions.

The latest installment in the franchise has accumulated approximately $2.9 million from 403,090 admissions.

Local action-comedy sequel Ok! Madam: Bon Voyage came in eighth, adding $80,132 from 10,969 admissions and taking its cumulative total to approximately $2.2 million.

Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie ranked ninth with $60,367 from 8,636 admissions, bringing its total to approximately $749,164.

Rounding out the top 10 was the local animated fantasy Ghost Band, which opened to approximately $42,077 from 7,961 admissions.

The bigger picture: ‘The Odyssey’ still rules

Despite the arrival of new titles, The Odyssey remained the unmistakable leader of the South Korean theatrical market.

The film’s $8.7 million weekend haul was dramatically ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s $1.9 million, while its 64.7% market share demonstrates just how heavily the weekend leaned toward Nolan’s epic.

The overall South Korean box office, however, was softer than the previous weekend.

The market generated approximately $13.5 million collectively from Aug. 28–30, down from $16.1 million the previous weekend.

Even against that broader decline, The Odyssey continued to dominate.

For now, the South Korean box office has a clear No. 1—and the numbers suggest that Spider-Man: Brand New Day still has a considerable distance to make up.